Does anyone know if this or the full sized one is quieter? I'm not going to overclock and all I want is a near silent computer.
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any cooler noctua makes is quiet - i had that cooler and it left me slightly under-whelmed, and i was thinking it'd be a much better cooler with 4 heatpipes, vs the two it comes with. About 2 weeks later they released the same cooler, slightly taller, with 4 heatpipes - i'd suggest going with that one, fwiw
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If you have the room in your case, go for the larger one. The larger cooler will be more effective at dispersing heat at lower fan RPMs.
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I am currently using the stock fan. At stock speeds my computer stays pretty cool, 15-20 C. When playing online games however, they go up to 40-45 which I guess isn't too bad. With higher settings on games/programs the fan then turns into something like a Bulldozer running over C4, extremely loud but does a pretty "Ok" job at keeping the CPU cool if it isn't put under anything over regular use stress. I would highly recommend getting a better fan if you have the money, but if not, you should be fine until you manage to get your hands on one.
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Mine is dead quiet? I read comments about the noisy fan also but I have never heard any noise at all.I installed a 3 tb red WD hard drive and formatted with no trouble. And I have no expertise at all.
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I run two of these and my computer is actually very quiet unless I'm running triple screen high Def gaming. Even then it is not loud, and no coil whine whatsoever. The temperature is also not an issue. The fans are robust and not loud.
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I think it is definitely quieter than other models. I have had 2 other machines and this one is decidedly quieter, not silent but more of a medium soft buzz.
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No. It is one of the quietest computers I've come across. But (there;s always a but) at this time it will not do a restart (requires a shutdown) if there is a USB drive connected. It will hang. I have been told there is a BIOS update coming by the end of March to address this. Other than that it's been an excellent computer.
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Right now I have 9 fans in it total not including the fans on like the video card and stuff. Only 2 of them are the quiet edition fans, the rest are either the fans that come with it or other corsair static pressure fans I have had extra. It's honestly pretty friggin quiet even like that. I would think you would be safe filling it completely up, especially with quiet edition fans. I mean you may hear some slight noise cause of so many fans but that is normal really. Like I said, I have those 9 fans in it right now and it is super quiet, those fans take up all but like 2 or 3 spots in the case. Now I'm not including the spots at the bottom where you take off the cent stuff, but even then I don't think it would be loud. I'm kind of a quiet freak myself and it doesn't bother me, just make sure your fans have rubber one them to help with vibration haha. It's an amazing case, definitely worth the money. It's quiet, huge, lots of space for cards and cable management. I would definitely get it :)
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It is a little louder than most other laptops I've dealt with, but it's not something many people would notice. It seems the more you use it the quieter it gets.
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Yes. It is very quiet and cool unless you're running very resource-intensive software or games.
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No louder than a "normal" fan regardless of load. You can hear it's running but not over the volume of a typical game. It is very good at keeping the processor cool.
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Hi, i have 2 in my tower, the fans are really quiet but makes a little of noise.
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It's no louder or quieter than any other PC workstation. I only really notice the sound when I log into the unit, reboot it, or access files on it.
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When you say quieter, I would agree to that, but you need to consider the fan you use, you can use whichever fan you want, the stock cooler is junk, always get an aftermarket cooler unless you're using an i5 or i3 and never plan on pushing your CPU with anything, the 92mm cooler is one of the biggest coolers you're going to fit in this case and you can comfortably game with it if you have a solid gpu
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The fan isn't any louder then a normal case fan. Most of noise comes from the hard drives spinning, which can vary from none if using ssds or very loud if using something that is 10k plus.
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It's completely silent to me compared to the 4870 it replaced. Even while Folding@Home is running on it, i never hear the fans ramp up.
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It's relatively quiet. It's not a mechanical keyboard so it's not that loud. It's average I'd say.
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I think that it is very quiet. I only use it to backup my system and it is not on all of the time. I have not noticed any noise.